Gerald,<br><br>I've seen your postings and I am getting curioser by the minute. Do you have any idea on how to get the teachers themselves involved in some level of discussion?<br><br>Yes, I know they are completely utterly overworked already, but then, how to get to communicate with teachers and especially, most importantly and vitally to all our effort, how to *<b>listen</b>* from the teachers is still a big unanswered question for most of us. Any ideas?<br> <br>Thanks<br><br>Yama<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Gerald Ardito <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Caryl,<br><br>This is so great. Have fun and I look forward to seeing your PPT at some point.<br>I work with about 150 fifth graders and their teachers with XOs and SOAS.<br><br>I think the think I would include is that the tools are almost completely customizable to any learning situation, whether that be by the school, the classroom, or the student. We were fortunate enough to have Walter spend a day with us last week, and he kept emphasizing the "low floor, no ceiling" idea. So many teachers and administrators are used to the technology being the curriculum (like they have to purchase a math program or reading program, and then train everyone on that program, etc.). With Sugar, there are a powerful set of tools that can be used with any curriculum.<br> <br>I would happy to provide some lesson plan ideas, etc. if that would help.<br><br>Have fun!<br><br>Gerald<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Caryl Bigenho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cbigenho@hotmail.com" target="_blank">cbigenho@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> </div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5"> <div> Hi All,<div><br></div><div>On Sat Nov 14 I will have an opportunity to talk with a group of educators at the CUELA/LAUSD Tech Fair. I will take my RoadShow In a Box and have a presentation as well as hands-on for them. I will probably also try out the survey we were working on last week. </div> <div><br></div><div>I would love it if everyone who has any special ideas of what I should be telling these teachers and administrators about OLPC, the XO-1, the XO-1.5, and Sugar in all forms, please send them on to me. I will put together a PPT presentation for the event and Jamaal plans to join me to talk about the project at Audubon MS.</div> <div><br></div><div>So, send ideas, links to pictures, and anything you think would be good to include. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Caryl</div> </div> <br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a><br></blockquote></div><br> <br>_______________________________________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a><br></blockquote></div><br>